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Alchemilla arvensis
Also called Roses
Parsley-piert (Alchemilla arvensis, also called Aphanes arvensis) is a small, sprawling annual weed of the rose family found on arable fields and bare dry ground. It grows best in open, dry, often chalky sites and is a weed rather than a garden plant.
Alchemilla arvensis (syn. Aphanes arvensis), known as parsley-piert, is a sprawling, downy plant common all over the British Isles where it grows on arable fields and bare wastelands, particularly in dry sites. The short-stalked leaves have three segments each lobed at the tip. It flowers from April to September. The tiny green flower has four sepals and no petals; stipules form a leaf-like cup, enclosing the flower.
It can be found in most of Europe including Britain, east to Iran on arable land, bare ground, on paths, on dry or chalky soils.
The leaves have a slightly acidic flavor and are edible raw.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alchemilla arvensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
